6th ACI Egypt Annual Gathering Gouna

June 26, 2019
12:15 pm

September 19, 2019 | 8:00 am – September 21, 2019 | 10:00 pm
Gouna, Egypt

TBC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

59th ACI WORLD CONGRESS and 45th ICA CONFERENCE

ACI World Congress and ICA Conference is a platform dedicated to enhancing the future of financial markets worldwide. Hosted by the UAE Financial Markets Association affiliated to ACI – the Financial Markets Association and the Inter-Arab Cambist Association, the joint conference will be held in Dubai, UAE from 17th to 20st November 2021 the congress will be attended by ACI and ICA members from over the globe engaged in financial trading and sales representing foreign exchange, interest rate products, equities, fixed income, commodities and other. The speaker faculty is composed of international political leaders, central bank governors, CEO’s, chief economists and senior bankers, selected on a global basis for their experience and insights. Notable past speakers hosted include President Bill Clinton, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr. Tony Blair, Mr. William Hague, Secretary James Baker, Dr. Alan Greespan among many others.

Agenda

DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2021

09:00 – 19:00: Delegate Registration
19:30 – 21:30: Cocktail Reception (Drift Beach Club | One & Only Royal Mirage)

DAY TWO – THURSDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2021

08:30 – 09:30: Delegate Registration – Networking – Exhibition
09:30 – 10:00: Official Inauguration & Opening Speeches
10:00 – 11:00: Panel I – Global Economic Trends: What to Expect Over the Next Four Years

Should investors expect drastically different economies priorities out of the United States over the coming four years?
How will a new administration’s priorities impact key business decisions and the outlook for financial markets?
Where should policymakers focus their energies to attain the strongest short-term results?
Have investors become too complacent with structurally lower interest rates, and how will we ever transition to a tighter monetary policy trajectory?

Khatija Haque – Chief Economist & Head of Research, Emirates NBD
Charles-Henry Monchau – CIO at Bank Syz (Switzerland)
Dr. Ahmed Allam – Financial Expert at H.H The Ruler’s Court Government of Dubai

11:00 – 11:30: Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:30 – 12:30: Panel II – Middle East in Focus: Looking Beyond the Business Cycle

With many economies across the Middle East having recently experienced their most prolonged period of low growth in recent memory, efforts are underway at stimulating investment and boosting the near-term outlook. Yet with some of the region’s traditional drivers of economic activity looking increasingly fragile – including everything from lower oil prices to the persistent decline in the residential real estate market – the urgency to implement a new economic model appears to grow by the day. This panel will examine the long-term outlook for MENA, beyond the immediate concern of the short-term business cycle, and focus on the opportunities and challenges of shifting to a new development model.

What are some of the most urgent reforms that should, and can, be implemented today?
What sectors have the most long-term potential to boost job creation?
Which non-GCC economies should serve as a role model for economic diversification?
How does the GCC’s unique demographic and labor backdrop impact the paths of potential reform?

Hasan Haider – Founder and Managing Partner of +VC

12:30 – 13:30 : Keynote Speaker: Mathew Griffin – Founder and CEO of the World Futures Forum and the 311 Institute
13:30 – 14:30 : Business lunch
14:30 – 15:30 : Keynote Speaker John Bruton – Former Prime Minister of Ireland (1994 – 1997)
15:30 – 15:45: Business lunch
18:30 – 19:00 : Transportation to Dinner Venue
19:00 – 20:00: Dinner Reception
20:00 – 23:30:Dinner & Entertainment (smart casual)

DAY THREE – FRAIDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2021

09:00 – 09:45:Networking – Exhibition
09:45 – 10:30: Panel III – The disruptive impact of AI and Fintech on the economy
09:30 – 10:00: Official Inauguration & Opening Speeches
10:00 – 11:00: Panel I – Global Economic Trends: What to Expect Over the Next Four Years

How AI disrupts existing processes
Regional investment growth in AI
How Fintech is reshaping financial products
The rise of and increasing adoption of blockchain
What drivers are needed for a successful Fintech hub?

Prof. Uwe Wystup – Managing Director, MathFinance (Frankfurt – Singapore)
Avramis Despotis – Founder and CEO of Tradepedia
Moderator: Serge Tohme – Managing Director, Finastra – Middle East & Africa

10:30 – 11:15: Keynote Speaker: Terence Mauri – Founder of Hack Future Lab, a global think tank, #1 Bestselling Author and one of the most in-demand disruption thinkers in the world
11:15 – 11:45: Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:45 – 12:30: Panel IV – LIBOR cessation at end of 2021

Impact on the financial markets
Whether GCC will follow with SIBOR and EOBOR

Andre Kurten – Owner of Treasury Training & Consulting
Anita Yadav – CEO at Credit Advisory Ltd.
Irina Orlova – Senior Product Manager, Risk at Parameta Solutions, TP ICAP Group

12:30 – 13:45: Business Lunch & Prayer Time
12:30 – 13:45: Business Lunch & Prayer Time
15:00 – 15:30: ICA General Assembly
18:30 – 19:00: Transportation to Dinner Venue
19:00 – 20:00: Gala Dinner Reception
20:00 – 23:30: Gala Dinner & Entertainment (formal attire)